Transcript: Russia Responds to Claims of Having Compromising Information on Trump

(Veuer Open) (*VO- Trump still 2 dissolve to putin) DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIA ARE BOTH SPEAKING OUT, (*VO -Kremlin) DENYING REPORTS THAT RUSSIAN OPERATIVES HAS COMPROMISING FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. (*VO- Putin speaking) A SPOKESMAN FOR PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN DENYING ALLEGATIONS THAT THE COUNTRY HAS ANY DAMNING INFORMATION ON THE SOON-TO-BE PRESIDENT, CALLING THE CLAIM “COMPLETE FABRICATION AND UTTER NONSENSE.” (*VO- lip flap Meyers) TRUMP SURROGATE KELLYANNE CONWAY ALSO DENYING THOSE CLAIMS WITH AN APPEARANCE ON LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. (*SOT- @2:16 Meyers) “So nothing has been confirmed.” [white flash] “We should be concerned that intelligence officials leaked to the press.” (*VO- Conway) CONWAY LATER ADDING THAT TRUMP HADN’T BEEN BRIEFED ON THE MATTER. (*VO- CNN) JUST ONE DAY EARLIER, CNN REPORTED BOTH TRUMP AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WERE IN FACT BRIEFED ON UNCORROBORATED MATERIAL SUPPOSEDLY IN THE HANDS OF RUSSIA. (*VO- London) THAT MATERIAL, SUPPOSEDLY COBBLED TOGETHER BY A FORMER MI6 AGENT AND (*VO- Buzzfeed dissolve Report Scroll) LATER PUBLISHED BY BUZZFEED NEWS MADE SALACIOUS CLAIMS, PRESENTED CLOSE BUSINESS TIES TO RUSSIA, AND ALLEGED THE KREMLIN HAD BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH TRUMP FOR YEARS. (*VO- Trump still w/ Trump tweet) TRUMP QUICKLY TWEETING IN ALL CAPS, "FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!" (*VO- Report) BUZZFEED, DEFENDing ITS DECISION to PUBLISH THE DOCUMENT “SO THAT AMERICANS CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS.” (Veuer Closer) FOR VEUER, I’M NATHAN ROUSSEAU SMITH.